1976 Death Oscar Espla, Spanish philosopher/composer (Sonata del Sur), dies at 89 1973 Event Tippett's 3rd Piano sonata, premieres 1944 Event Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres 1927 Birthday Charles Rosen, New York City, pianist/musicologist, Sonata Forms 1922 Birthday Ilja Hurnik, born in Poruba, Czechoslovakia, composer, essayist, studied at Prague Conservatory, Prague Academy of Arts, recorded 'sonata da camera', for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord on Cedille Records 1922 Birthday Sadao Bekku, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, classical music, wrote symphonies, film scores, sonata for flute, choral works, art songs, piano concerto, opera titled Prince Arima 1917 Birthday Roque Cordero, Panama, composer, Sonata Breve 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, violinist and conductor, Bartok's Sonata 1905 Birthday John Kirkpatrick, New York City, pianist, Concord Sonata 1901 Birthday Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer, Sonata Ritmica 1900 Birthday George Antheil, Trenton, New Jersey, composer, Airplane Sonata 1892 Birthday Leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer, Bio in Sonata Form 1787 Event Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 1784 Event Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) 1781 Event Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379
